Moctesuma Esparza is widely regarded as the most successful Latino independent film producer in Hollywood. Esparza has won Emmy, Clio and Golden Globe awards, been Oscar-nominated, and has produced such films as “Selena” and “Gods and Generals.” A UCLA alumnus, Esparza has also been a historic figure in the struggle for minority representation in the media industry. Read more...

The University of California filed a lawsuit against AOL Time Warner on Monday, alleging that “illegal insider trading” by company executives cost the university $450 million. Read more...

Fourth-year history student Kelly Rayburn was selected as the Daily Bruin’s 2003-04 editor in chief by the Associated Students of UCLA Communications Board on Monday night. Read more...

Along with causing fee hikes, decreasing faculty salaries and increasing class sizes, budget cuts are expected to hurt the esteemed UCLA reputation. At a school known for being a research institution, budget cuts will mean professors teaching more and researching less ““ and less research means less visibility outside Westwood. Read more...

The undergraduate government is set to vote on a significant change to their bylaws at its meeting tonight ““ a change that would extend the council’s funding to all student groups. Read more...

Katherine Zartman waited excitedly in the lobby of the Gonda (Golschmied) Neuroscience and Genetic Reserach Center building early Friday morning. In a few minutes, she would meet a UCLA researcher working on several psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia ““ a disease that critically affected her son Peter nearly 15 years ago. Read more...

As Andrea Snyder prepares to graduate from UCLA in June, she is finding herself facing a depleted and unfriendly job market where employers are hesitant to hire inexperienced college graduates. Read more...